Accident WACO UIC N13572,
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Date:Friday 20 September 1985
Time:12:15 LT
Type:WACO UIC
Owner/operator:Roland L Fowler
Registration: N13572
MSN: 3821
Year of manufacture:1933
Engine model:CONTINENTAL W-670
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Boise, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Logan, UT (KLGU)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. SINCE THERE WAS A HIGH SPEED TURN-OFF AHEAD, HE DID NOT MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION FOR THE DRIFT. WHEN A CORRECTION WAS APPLIED, THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND & IT CONTINUED INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN COLLAPSED UNDER A SIDE LOAD. DURING A REPAIR, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CABANE STRUT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH UNDERSIZED MATERIAL.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA85LA218
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA85LA218

Location

Revision history:

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